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SQL Server Licensing Or Tax Forms?

by Mike Walsh on 27. Jul, 2010 in Best Practices, DBA, InstallTips, Pet Peeve, Syndicate

Which would you rather do, wade through the nuances of SQL Server licensing or a typical tax form?  Some days, I think the latter would be a welcome respite. Let’s just put it this way, I bet Brent Ozar (BrentO on twitter) is happy that licensing wasn’t the biggest part of the MCM grade. (I [...]

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Hey Software Vendors – Get a Clue!

by Mike Walsh on 02. Jul, 2010 in Best Practices, InstallTips, Pet Peeve, Syndicate, Troubleshooting

Psst. Hey Vendor – DBAs are secretly plotting against you! We hate what your products do to our environments. Sometimes we even work to get you replaced by someone else who makes a product in the same space but is “DBA-Approved”….

What’s that? You want the DBA stamp of approval?
I write this blog to help folks [...]

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How do -you- install SQL Server? (Part 3)

by Mike Walsh on 30. Nov, 2009 in Best Practices, DBA, InstallTips, Syndicate

Welcome to part 3 in this series on a thought process around SQL Server Installation. In Part 1, we started talking about some basic steps and a thought process for a repeatable success story with your SQL Server installations. Part 2 discussed security, playing around before doing a first install and smoke testing afterwards.
Today we’ll [...]

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How do -you- install SQL Server? (Part 2)

by Mike Walsh on 23. Nov, 2009 in Best Practices, DBA, InstallTips, Syndicate

Welcome to this series on a thought process around SQL Server Installation. In Part 1, we started talking about some basic steps and a thought process for a repeatable success story with your SQL Server installations. Today let’s continue that story and talk some more about installation planning and success. We’ll finish up talking about [...]

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